The Wilmingtonian., 1887-04-09
ADVERTISING RATES.
SATURDAY, APRIL ., 1887.
The Facts in Regard 10 Maine.

tutional, Or legal prohibition, does not pro.
mote the cause Of temperance, but rather
the contrary"
Now, let us take facts to prove the above
Let us take the State of Maine, the banner
''repressive' State. 1t is asserted that pro.
hibjtion does not prohibit in a single Maine
Individually by the New York Herald. w,
take few excerpts from a column of cits.
tions in and OF the above
The liquor traffic fourishes in Portland
despite the fact that there are three special
''liquor deputies lin other words, deput,
sheriffs appointed to devote their time to th,
suppression of liquor selling aud to nothing
else.
Last year $40 persons were arrested herr
for drunkenness and disturbance, 81 as con.
mon drunkards and 172 forsassaults COM
mitted while drunk. Two murders swer
committed by intoxicated persons, and
young man was found dad under cilcum
stances that made it moral certainty thg+
he had been murdered 1t was discovered
that he had been drinking with some com
panons the greater part of the previous
night.
OF the number arrested, as above stated,
1877 were women and 244 minors.
OF course, but very few OF those actual,
seeu intoxicated or the streets were arres-
ted.
Drunkenness is on the increase here.
A boy of seven years created Unite all ex
.,H
He was fighting drunk aud absolutely re.
fused to go home.
This is city of some forty Thousand in.
babitants. 1t has not a single saloon In the
ordinary acceptance Of the term. 1t has
however, hundreds of places where liquor.
can be obtained-that is "hard liquor" -
and it deserves its name. Iutuxication fol
lows a comparatively slight indulgence il
this ''hard liquor" generally Of hom,
manufacture.
Beer can be obtained without mucl
trouble, but it is more liable to be seized
Its manufacture has been prohibited il
Maine for many years, and all that Is Oh
tlined must be run ia either over the rail
roads or By boat. OF course a very larr,
percentage Of all that ID ordered is seized
and destroyed. Still, as one mau said yes
terday, ''if you can get load through i
pays" A Syndicate was formed las
summer and three old schOonefs bought
These, forming what was called the "bee
feet" were run between Boston anC
various points Of Maine, and escaped seiz
ure all the season.
Aud after the beer has 'Iun throunh'' /
is necessary to tud safe place Of conceal
ment for it. Thers must DO hiding place
for the stock" and at least three to watcI
for the officers, to guard the door, admittin.
none but the favored and ''safe" class. apt
to deal 1t out. Elaborate traps" are con
structtd for the safe Keeping Of liquors au,
for the destruction Of the stock If officer
are reported at hand.
4. All this in .Portand-Neal D w s home
where the law is to some degree enfore d.
How is it elsewhere?
The Rev. 3. 5, Stackpole Of Bath recent,
gave some statistics of the liquor traffic 0
hls city,
Bath has population Of 5000.
Lsst year thi,ty three Uuted States Ii
censes wore taken out. There are fft,
shops at least MIR. Stackpole saws the,
average s. night or 81, ,s25 per year 10
each shop, or t t'tal Of S90,OOO But h.
intima,es that the total liquor bill for III
city every year is $50 600
AS a contras to tuis bill for liquors, Nj
Stackpoe gives some other fgules.
Liquor bill every year. 1880, 0OO.
School BILL SIG 900.
Bill for the support Of all tho churches
100000.
Take Belfast ior another example.
Speaking Of the recent municipal election
Belfast paper SAID;
the taxpayers ware ably assisted by tn,
rum shops. Saturday their heelsrs dis
trbuted tickets b srng the words "aoa,
for ten cents, which were .redeeulable i,
liquor at any taxpayer rum shops. All tn,
run shops were wide open Sunday aud ia
into the night, aud many dlssra cefuI scene
wero witnessed on the streets. Mother
went out IN search Of aud brought nom,
drunken sons. Men were made dunk ADD
hived up IN offices or kept in rum .hpp
until the polls were open, and tReu yoted
All day thu saiDJms Eere busy and put il
goo work or their side,but many taxpayer
wheu they saw the rnm element and pertai,
church people At work hand in hand l,l
that side in sgust A voted in opposition.
Very little attcmp. has been made 10 IN
force the Pro b.tory Jaw ii Belfast.
Bangor sells nun As freely as If ther
we're no Ploh bltory law. tn. Hsruld d.
scribed the situation in tlrat city sevcra
months ago All that can be said is tba
General n al Dow does not live at Baopor
Every hotel has an open bar, every stleet !,
the business portion Of the city has tb,
same, and the more important the street I'll,
finer are the bdt rloms and surroundings
The main street has eight or ten, Broad
Exchange, Central, Hammond, Harlow and
other thorough fares in the city are Glle6
with Them, aud the traffic ia as open as tia,
Of tile grocery or dry goods stores,
After ctling statcmements like the nboy.
it seems idle to assert that prohibit ton p.o
hihits
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